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The French Revolution
Napoleon
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History
9th Grade
02/20/2012

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ancien regime
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an old social system that controlled France and had emerged in the Middle Ages
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estate
Definition
the three social systems that dominated France before the revolution
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bourgeoisie
Definition
the middle class; at the tope of the third estate
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deficit spending
Definition
when a government spends more money than it takes in
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cahier
Definition
a notebook listing the grievances of each estate
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faction
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dissenting groups of people competing to gain power
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emigre
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nobles, clergy and others who fled France and its revolutionary leaders
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sans-culotte
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the working-class men and women from Paris who pushed the revolution into action (means without breeches)
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republic
Definition
a government ruled by elected representatives instead of a monarch
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suffrage
Definition
the right to vote
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guillotine
Definition
a falling blade used during the Reign of Terror; cut the person's head off
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nationalism
Definition
a strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
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plebiscite
Definition
popular vote by ballot
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annex
Definition
to incorporate into an empire
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guerrilla warfare
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hit-and-run raids; ambush/hide then attack and run; used by Spain
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scorched-earth policy
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used by Russian when they retreated, burning all crops and villages as they went
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abdicate
Definition
to step down from power
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legitimacy
Definition
the idea of hereditary monarchies
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Estates-General
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the legislative body consisting of representatives the three estates
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Bastille
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a medieval fortress used as a prison for the political and other prisoners
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Tennis Court Oath
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an agreement that the Third Estate made that said they would never separate and would meet wherever
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Jacobins
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middle-class lawyers or intellectuals who supported the sans-culottes
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La Marseilles
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became the French national anthem
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continental system
Definition
Napoleon's boycott of British goods
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